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Triggers of Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction in Costa Rica: Heavy Physical Exertion, Sexual Activity, and Infection
(2007)
Purpose
There are no data for factors that could trigger myocardial infarction (MI) in the context of lifestyles in developing countries.
Methods
Using a case–crossover design, we assessed the effect of heavy physical ...
Dietary patterns and risk of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in Costa Rican adults
(2006)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become an important public health problem in transition countries in Latin America (Medina and Kaempffer, 2000; Cubillos-Garzón et al., 2004; Ventura and Mehra, 2004; World HealthOrganization, ...
Adipose tissue arachidonic acid and the metabolic syndrome in Costa Rican adults
(2007)
Arachidonic acid, a precursor to a series of inflammatory mediators, may contribute to the development of insulin resistance. We examined the association between adipose tissue arachidonic acid and the metabolic syndrome ...
Tobacco smoking modifies association between Gln-Arg 192 polymorphism of human paraoxonase gene and risk of myorcardial infarction
(2000)
Paraoxonase, a high density lipoprotein—associated human serum enzyme, plays a role in atherosclerosis by protecting against lipid peroxidation. Its activity is modulated by 2 common amino acid polymorphisms at positions ...
α-Linolenic acid, Δ6-desaturase gene polymorphism, and the risk of nonfatal myocardial infarction
(2007)
Background:Δ6-Desaturase (FADS2) is the rate-limiting step in the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) biosynthetic pathway.
Objective: The aim was to test whether the common deletion [T/-] in the promoter of FADS2 affects ...
Decreased Consumption of Dried Mature Beans Is Positively Associated with Urbanization and Nonfatal Acute Myocardial Infarction
(2005)
Legumes may protect against myocardial infarction (MI). The objective of this study was to determine whether consumption of dried mature beans (referred to as beans), the main legume in Latin America, is associated with ...
Adipose tissue biomarkers of fatty acid intake
(2002)
The use of biomarkers to assess dietary intake has increased dramatically in the past few years (1-7). Biomarkers may provide a more accurate and objective measure of long-term intake than dietary questionnaires provide ...
Nutrient intake comparisons between Framingham and rural and urban Puriscal, Costa Rica: associations with Lipoproteins, apolipoproteins and low density lipoprotein particle size
(1991-07)
To assess cross-cultural relations between dietary intake and plasma lipoproteins, we randomly
selected 222 men and 243 women from the urban and rural areas of Puriscal, Costa Rica;
related their dietary composition ...
Relationship of upper body fat distribution to serum glucose and lipids in a Costa Rican population
(1987)
Present models of the relation between subcutaneous fat distribution and serum biochemistries have been based largely on U.S. White populations. To determine interpopulational differences in that relation, we measured 68 ...
Individual saturated fatty acids and nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in Costa Rica
(2003)
Background: Epidemiological studies on the effect of individual saturated fatty acids (SFAs) on cardiovascular disease, especially in developing countries with different dietary patterns, are scarce. Objective: To determine ...